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The New THOMA$ REPORT on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:01:37 PM
"Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences … our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. … I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life." Does she really believe a Hispanic woman is smarter than ANY “white male?” If so, she has no business being on the Court. That opinion is WAY too arrogant. Analyzing Sotomayor’s statement above, National Journal’s Stuart Taylor writes: "Imagine the reaction if someone had unearthed in 2005 a speech in which then-Judge Samuel Alito had asserted, for example: 'I would hope that a white male with the richness of his traditional American values would reach a better conclusion than a Latina woman who hasn’t lived that life' — and had proceeded to speak of 'inherent physiological or cultural differences.' Any prominent white male would be instantly and properly banished from polite society as a racist and a sexist for making an analogous claim of ethnic and gender superiority or inferiority." I don't care what nationality she is, or what color or religion. Nobody that arrogant should be on the Court. 'Nuff said. (Just common sense)